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Student research takes centre stage at 2025 Undergraduate Research Showcase
October 21, 2025 — More than 150 students shared their research findings and scholarly works at the Undergraduate Research Showcase, setting a new record number of participants for the third year in a row. The event awards cash prizes totaling...
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Uganda tech enthusiasts shine at GirlCode Hackathon 2025 across African cities
One of the judges Philip Walera with the Ugandan team Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Code Forces, a group that emerged winner at the Absa GirlCode 2025 hackathon in Kampala, has emerged third on the continental level, out of eight African...
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Modern farming technology benefits over 1,000 Tanzanian farmers
DODOMA: THE Tanzanian government, through the Prime Minister’s Office (Labour, Youth, Employment and Persons with Disabilities), has unveiled a programme to provide up-skilling training to 1,000 smallholder farmers and producers across four...
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New psychology research looks at why we help our friends when they need it | The Conversation
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Authors: Jessica D. Ayers, Boise State University and Athena Aktipis, Arizona State University Despite how natural friendship can...
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Tanzania seeks to build value-added mining industries to create more jobs
TANGA: THE Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Minerals, Engineer Yahya Samamba, has called on the executives of the Mining Commission to encourage the construction of value-added mining industries to increase employment, promote economic...
Owner: Tanzanian Government
Eco-Schools project conserves natural forests in three Tanzanian regions
MOROGORO: TANZANIA has begun running a crucial initiative known as the Eco-Schools program in Morogoro, Iringa, and Tanga regions, whereby students and communities practice active citizenship and climate-resilient livelihood. This unique and...
Owner: Tanzanian Government
Student research takes centre stage at 2025 Undergraduate Research Showcase
October 21, 2025 — More than 150 students shared their research findings and scholarly works at the Undergraduate Research Showcase, setting a new record number of participants for the third year in a row. The event awards cash prizes totaling...
Owner: University of Manitoba
Learn about Microsoft’s $15.2 billion USD investment in the UAE
As Abu Dhabi and Dubai kick off a significant week hosting annual energy and technology conferences, we want to share details of our ongoing and planned investments in the United Arab Emirates. Roughly two and a half years ago, we embarked on a...
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Tanzanian Athletes At The 2025 World Athletics Championships
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The Tokyo World Athletics Championships, held 13–21 September 2025, offered a spectacle of aspiration and determination by Tanzanian athletes. Battling some of the strongest cohorts in the world, the East African country asserted its growing...
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Tanzania, Cuba agree to deepen economic diplomacy in technology and sports
DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA has affirmed its commitment to deepen long long-standing relationship with Cuba, saying close ties in health, education, industry, and diplomacy have cemented concrete strategies to further enhance the partnership. The...
Owner: Tanzanian Government
Lagardère Travel Retail announces regional leadership changes in Africa
Lagardère Travel Retail has announced a strategic evolution of its organisation in Africa to strengthen its regional footprint and support ongoing development across fast-growing markets. Effective immediately, Sountou Bousso, currently CEO West...
Owner: Jonathan George Mills
China exports first batch of poultry hatching eggs to Tanzania
CHINA – China is sending its first batch of locally bred poultry hatching eggs to Tanzania, marking a new chapter in agricultural trade between the two countries. The consignment, comprising around 35,000 white-feathered broiler hatching eggs, was...
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EACOP community programme: WASCO trains, equips Tanzanians to contribute to local development
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Wasco Energy, through its wholly owned subsidiary Wasco ISOAF, has trained 124 young Tanzanians in technical and vocational disciplines as part of its community development efforts in regions along the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP)...
Owner: Aga Khan IV
SportPesa Tanzania named Africa’s best sports betting brand at the best brand Africa awards
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From over 12,000 brands across the continent, SportPesa Tanzaniahas emerged as a continental champion — recognized as Africa’s Best Sports Betting Brand at the Best Brand Africa Awards. This recognition isn’t just a title; it’s proof that the...
Owner: Aga Khan IV
Wingu Africa and Africa Data Centres Forge Pan-African Digital Infrastructure Partnership
Wingu Africa, the provider of carrier-neutral, Tier III-standard data centres in East Africa, has entered a strategic partnership with Africa Data Centres, the operator of the continent’s largest network of interconnected facilities. The...
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Tanzanian youth find new hope as Daywaka transforms job hunting into dignity and opportunity
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Dar es Salaam. For many young people in Tanzania, finding work has long been a frustrating challenge. Access to capital, reliable markets, and job opportunities often feels out of reach, leaving many talented youth sidelined despite their skills....
Owner: Aga Khan IV
OUT launches labs to boost STEM education
NJOMBE: THE Open University of Tanzania (OUT) has launched modern science laboratories in Njombe Region, marking a significant milestone in expanding access to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education for youth across the...
Owner: Tanzanian Government
Rethinking polygamy – new research upends conventional thinking about the advantages of monogamous marriage
In July 2025, Uganda’s courts swiftly dismissed a petition challenging the legality of polygamy, citing the protection of religious and cultural freedom. For most social scientists and policymakers who have long declared polygamy a “harmful...
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Tanzania’s $2.8m grant sparks youth enterprise shift
DAR ES SALAAM: THE country’s youth entrepreneurship agenda has received a major lift through a 2.8 million US dollars grant under the international u’GOOD Programme, in a notable shift toward data-led policy making. The five-year initiative,...
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Ghana’s President wants to prove Ghana and all of Africa can stand on its own
“It will get me into trouble again!” laughs Ghana President John Mahama upon the conclusion of our interview. A few weeks earlier, Mahama’s Foreign Minister had visited the U.S. State Department, only to be immediately confronted with an op-ed...
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